Building relations with Russia reminds of the process of integrating Europe. We began by establishing direct ties – first within the framework of the European Coal and Steel Community. So if tomorrow Russia and the EU come up with a good agreement that suits both parties from the point of view of oil and gas supplies, this will lend credence to their declarations that they are pursuing mutual forms of cooperation and joint responsibility.
Building relations with Russia reminds of the process of integrating Europe. We began by establishing direct ties – first within the framework of the European Coal and Steel Community. So if tomorrow Russia and the EU come up with a good agreement that suits both parties from the point of view of oil and gas supplies, this will lend credence to their declarations that they are pursuing mutual forms of cooperation and joint responsibility.
When the Baltic countries entered NATO and the European Union a couple of years ago, many thought it was the end of the centuries-old "red line." Euro-Atlantic organizations had crossed into the former Russian and Soviet empires.
In September 2004, the Russian city of Novgorod hosted an international conference entitled Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality. Its organizers were the RIA Novosti news agency, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Russia in Global Affairs, and The Moscow Times.